This is not far from Weasels and Burnt (picture on the wall of the cover is not casual...)For me it was a very good purchase. But it depends which albums you are missing...If you already have all YCDTOSA, Jazz Noise, Best Band and Leather buy it, otherwise complete the fundamentals first.

Uncle Meat, Hot Rats, Burnt Weeny, Weasels, and Chunga's Revenge are 5 of my favorite Zappa albums. I think this falls right in with those albums well. From the posts I've seen of what you like, I think you would enjoy it.

It's a pity this wasn't restricted to Early Mothers stuff. It could do without the Carnegie Hall thing at least. If he was originally putting together a ten album collection of their material, surely after Weasels and Burnt Weeny there would have been enough to do at least one whole album. I was originally excited about this album but it wore off pretty quick, I'm now really only interested in less than half of it. It's a bit like wiping up after after a spill in the kitchen, the clean spot highlights the murk of the rest of the floor.

_________________The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

It's a pity this wasn't restricted to Early Mothers stuff. It could do without the Carnegie Hall thing at least. If he was originally putting together a ten album collection of their material, surely after Weasels and Burnt Weeny there would have been enough to do at least one whole album. I was originally excited about this album but it wore off pretty quick, I'm now really only interested in less than half of it. It's a bit like wiping up after after a spill in the kitchen, the clean spot highlights the murk of the rest of the floor.

I have to say I'm confused about what your true opinion really is? Here you are saying it's a pity that Finer Moments is not restricted to early Mothers stuff.

In the thread about Frank's serious work, you made this comment about the original Mothers.

polydigm wrote:

So, for example, as much as I am very impressed with the expression of the early Mothers, their inability to perform Frank's compositions accurately is often painful. I've gotten used to the official early mothers albums and can listen to them but Road Tapes #1, while very interesting in a documentary sense, is seriously painful in general.

I somewhat agree with one of these opinions, but I don't know if it's the real one?

Mr Philostopher, I did not say always painful to listen to. I like the Uncle Meat album, the Burnt Weeny Sandwich album et al. There's a certain unique hilarity with the early Mothers that I'm fond of. Zappa was at times able to get some good performances from them but it was a constant struggle. A lot of their unedited live stuff was hard to listen to. I'm personally very glad he eventually gave that struggle away although he could have been less of an arsehole about it.

I could go a lot deeper in this discussion and mention that there was a period in my life a long time ago when the mother people thing was important to me and nothing that they did at the time would sound painful to me. I grew out of it. Just like I grew out of the Seekers when I was half that age.

I've hoped for a long time that there was more Weeny/Weasels quality material left in the vault - most probably in vain - I momentarily thought at one point that Finer Moments was going to be that stuff. There's no contradiction in what I'm saying. If you open your parachute you won't crash and burn.

_________________The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

Thanks for clarifying. You most certainly did not say ALWAYS painful to listen to. You could have left out the last sentence though. Not one sentence in my original post contained an insult to you. I merely asked you a question. I know you're much smarter than I am, but I am intelligent enough to discuss things without insults.

Your previous post does sound like a bit of a dig in the way you use the world real about my opinion. Will the real polydigm please step forward. I thought my comment about the original mothers was pretty clear. The last sentence of my previous post hardly qualifies as an insult compared to what generally passes for insults in this place. I was just playing around with Zappa's simile between an open parachute and an open mind. I take it back.

_________________The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

I'll put it back on the burner. I need to listen to it a few more times. I have read numerous comments about people saying disc 1 is better than disc 2.

Overall I think that Disc 1 is better than 2 but I find Enigma Pts 1 - 5 indispensible and I so loved the percussion on BWS ande to a lesser extent UM that I am a sucker for any of it. I want a 20-disc set of percussion outtakes

Your previous post does sound like a bit of a dig in the way you use the world real about my opinion. Will the real polydigm please step forward. I thought my comment about the original mothers was pretty clear. The last sentence of my previous post hardly qualifies as an insult compared to what generally passes for insults in this place. I was just playing around with Zappa's simile between an open parachute and an open mind. I take it back.

My original post does not sound like anything. If you are trying to hear sound in written words, that could be the problem. By the way, that was a dig.

Regardless of how clear you thought your comment was, I was confused and asked for elaboration. I even thanked you, and admitted I was wrong when you did clarify. I was trying to see if we share the same opinion of the original Mothers. I will never ask you to elaborate in the future. Sorry.

I'm well aware of what goes for insults around here. I'm still trying to read through 120 pages of insults to try to get information about the 2012 remasters. I'm also not the one who was on another thread telling people to remove a broomstick out of their arse because they didn't agree with my opinion of a certain recording. But, I suppose I read that wrong too?

Look, insults are not part of my stock in trade. I'm not asking them to remove a broomstick from up their arse because they don't agree with me. Sometimes I just get tired of the endless detailed nitpicking that goes on in this place, that passes for serious analysis, and let one loose. I just find it hard to imagine listening to GP&OP and not feeling something significant. It was not deep analysis at all or a serious argument on my behalf.

It really sounds to me like they're trying too hard not to like it.

If I was having a serious argument I would leave insults out of it altogether. In fact if I wanted a serious argument I would go elsewhere - I learnt not to bother here some time ago.

_________________The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

Such love, let this be the case in the new year. I will get it, it seems interesting. Just purchased 5 zappa albums in the last couple of days so I'll give it a miss for now. I do like the art on it. I know some people here really don't agree.

Understood. Anyone who is afraid of insults should not bother here. No hard feelings. I do respect your opinions on Zappa. Have a good day sir. By the way, that was genuine.

There are plenty of people here that I do take seriously and that I know I can have reasonable conversations with but they get hijacked by trolls. The problem with places like this that have only minimal moderation is that it only takes a very small number of jerkoffs to make it unpleasant. Some people here bang on about freedom of speech as if it's cut and dried, but the problem with open slather is that the dickheads end up dominating. I go to other forums about specific topics that have significant moderation, which I enjoy very much. The problem with trying to please everybody is that very few people end up being satisfied.

Look at the thread started by Arkay about FZ and large format compositions. I thought that was interesting but that DB arsehole jumps in blasts out that it's completely pointless. I've got him on ignore but other people quote him and get sucked into his bullshit. He's a shit stirrer and I wouldn't choose to socialise with someone like that but he's kind of forced upon you here.

I'm not including you on the small list of pains in the arse here, you haven't really upset me and I haven't known you long enough to decide. Welcome to the forum, no hard feelings on my part either.

_________________The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

Look at the thread started by Arkay about FZ and large format compositions. I thought that was interesting but that DB arsehole jumps in blasts out that it's completely pointless. I've got him on ignore but other people quote him and get sucked into his bullshit. He's a shit stirrer and I wouldn't choose to socialise with someone like that but he's kind of forced upon you here.

This coming from someone who thinks, "Using FZ as an example of someone who benefited greatly from capitalism and shines a light on the system doesn't wash with me because he was a very exceptional human being."

I really think this one is a good one. It was put together by FZ and seems reflective of his preferences before he went on to his comedy phase with Flo and Eddie. I really should listen to Imaginary Diseases again a couple times. Other than Jim Gordon on drums and it being a recording of a lineup that is underrepresented I found it unremarkable, even sort of dull.

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